Jun 1, 2015
Samantha Elauf had applied for the sales job in Tulsa, Okla., and was recommended for hire by an interviewer. But Abercrombie has a "Look Policy" that bars the wearing of caps by its salespeople.
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Samantha Elauf had applied for the sales job in Tulsa, Okla., and was recommended for hire by an interviewer. But Abercrombie has a "Look Policy" that bars the wearing of caps by its salespeople.
The national strategy addresses the alarming decline in honeybee populations. It calls for more bee habitat and more research into ways to protect bees from disease and pesticides.
The Pew Research Center survey found the number of Americans who describe themselves as Christian dropped almost 8 percentage points over a seven-year period.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) announced she will not seek a 6th term. She's the longest serving woman in Congress. She was first elected to the House in 1976, and has served in the Senate since 1987.
"Do I spend my time raising money or raising hell to meet your day-to-day needs?" she said at today's announcement.
NPR's Jasmine Garsd has more on the two-way blog and Brian Naylor will report on All Things Considered tonight.
Note: Apologies, we could only find a #whiteandgold outfit for that 5th photo.
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Red - On stage at the DNC, 2012; Orange - With then FBI Director Robert Mueller before a Senate Appropriations Committee meeting, 2012; Yellow - At a Girl Scouts event on Capitol Hill, 2012; Green - With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Singaporean PM Hsien Loong, 2014; Blue - Leaving a closed-door Senate Select Intelligence Committee meeting, 2013. Purple - Mimicking a raven after a Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl win, 2001.)
When you think of the federal government and computers, these days, the image that likely comes to mind is the botched rollout of the HealthCare.gov website.
But the government is changing the way it develops and designs software systems. There's a new chief technology officer hired from Google, and new initiatives have been launched aimed at bringing a more Silicon Valley-ish approach to government IT.
One of these new offices is 18F. It's actually part of the General Services Administration and is at GSA headquarters, located at — wait for it — 18th and F streets in Washington, D.C. It's an open space, with nary a government-issued cubicle in sight.
Remaking The U.S. Government's Online Image, One Website At A Time
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